Researchers may have found a remedy in the Chinese herb Prunella vulgaris (PV) for women with endometriosis and certain types of cancer. The Chinese herb Prunella vulgaris (PV) may prove an effective treatment for women with endometriosis and certain types of cancer because of its anti-estrogen properties, according to research published in the November 5 [...]
Women, especially those who have or are prone to pelvic health disorders, should try to educate themselves more about their options of treatment. The study made by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) indicates the lack of knowledge when it comes to these things. Cypress, CA · August 13, 2008 /PRNewswire/ – A new [...]
This recent bit of research is an eye-opener for all General Practitioners. The first population-based study of pelvic pain in Australia has found that general practitioners need to be aware of the high prevalence of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women and be ready to discuss the issue with patients, particularly in relation to underlying [...]
Cheers to this initiative for trying to nip endometriosis in the bud. It is high time that this was introduced to the younger generation. Let’s hope other countries follow suit. Canberra schoolgirls will follow a new method – described as the first of its type – to identify those who suffer from a debilitating condition [...]
There is a new research which used lipiodol or poppy seed oil in increasing a woman’s chances in conceiving. People who have been struggling to conceive for years may drive them to try anything, including this one as it is low in cost as compared to other treatment methods. Rachel Grunwell tells more. A fertility [...]
Zooming in on female pain We know that men don’t suffer menstrual pain, but that’s not the only fun they’re missing. “Research is uncovering very dramatic differences in how the genders experience pain,” says Mark Allen Young, a professor at New York College of Podiatric Medicine and author of “Women and Pain: Why It Hurts [...]
In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is apt to be more successful in white women than in Asian women, a study suggests. Women of Asian descent were 29 percent less likely than their Caucasian counterparts to become pregnant after IVF, Dr. Karen Purcell of Fertility Physicians of Northern California in San Jose and her colleagues found. Read more [...]
recently discovered substance, kisspeptin, may be able boost fertility in women with low hormone levels, British researchers reported today. Kisspeptin is a hormone named after a brand of chocolate, Kiss, produced in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Scientists at Imperial College, London, say there have been encouraging results from their first tests involving healthy women. The study showed [...]
Developed by Sheffield University fertility expert Professor Bill Ledger, Plan Ahead estimates a woman’s ‘ovarian reserve’ – the number of healthy eggs she has left. The £180 kit measures blood levels of three hormones – Inhibin B, AMH and FSH. Levels of the first two drop as a woman approaches menopause, while FSH levels rise. [...]
Dr. Richard Marvel, a physician in the Pelvic Panic Center at Greater Baltimore Medical Center and an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, helped develop an instrument to diagnose several sources of pelvic pain. About 15 percent of women between the ages of 18 and 50 suffer chronic pelvic pain. “Chronic pain tends to be [...]
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